Tubac Medicaid providers received $138,167 in 2024 for services under the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This represents a 18.4% increase from 2023, when $116,697 in claims were submitted for the same service category.
Medicaid is a public insurance program administered by states and funded by both federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income adults and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the most significant segments of the U.S. health care system.
With Medicaid being funded by taxpayers, shifts in local billing provide insight into how community health care funds are used.
The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category covers a range of Medicaid-billed services defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each billing code for this report was placed into a single service type using consistent code prefixes and number ranges, helping to group related services, avoid double counting, and maintain accurate trends over time.
Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies led all service categories in Tubac for total Medicaid payments in 2024, among multiple service areas experiencing rising spending.
Statewide, this service category ranked sixth for total Medicaid payments throughout Arizona in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Tubac linked to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies grew by $75,108, or 119.1%. The pace of growth accelerated at certain times, especially in 2023 and 2021, with larger year-over-year jumps.
Payments in the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category were distributed citywide but mostly concentrated in a few ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 85646 reported $138,167 in Medicaid payments for this category, accounting for 100% of Tubac’s total Medicaid ambulance and transport-related spending for the year.
Additionally, a small number of individual billing codes accounted for most Medicaid spending in this ambulance and transport category.
To compare, Medicaid spending for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Tubac climbed by 18.4% from 2023 to 2024, while payments across all Medicaid claim categories in the city increased by 118.9% during the same period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures were roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing about 18% of total national health spending, up significantly from an estimated $613.5 billion in 2019, before COVID-19.
This growth amounts to nearly 40% in just a few years, spurred mainly by higher enrollment and greater service usage during and after the pandemic.
Recent major federal budget measures passed under the Trump administration have included major changes to shrink federal Medicaid funding and adjust program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion over the next 10 years and brings in work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which may reduce benefits and funding for some enrollees. These measures are expected to transfer more costs to state governments and restrict the future growth of federal Medicaid support, despite the program continuing to assist tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63,059 | -37.1% |
| 2021 | $84,872 | 34.6% |
| 2022 | $81,084 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | $116,697 | 43.9% |
| 2024 | $138,167 | 18.4% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $138,167 | 52.9% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $122,973 | 47.1% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $0 | <0.1% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Als1-emergency | $74,040 | 7 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage | $53,930 | 10 |
| A0429 | Bls-emergency | $10,196 | 1 |
Note: HCPCS codes are shown for context within the category. Category totals and rankings in this article are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual billing codes.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.
